Don’t believe everything you hear: iPhone and Leopard NOT delayed

A rumor exploded this morning, saying that Apple planned to delay Leopard and …

This morning, an internal memo was sent to some Apple employees saying that both the iPhone and Leopard had been pushed back again. The iPhone was allegedly delayed until October and Leopard—previously delayed from June to October—was now delayed until January.

Certain news sources appear to have gotten wind of this "news" as well but apparently did not wait for the alleged press release that was to come with the announcement. Here's a tip guys: When the memo says there will definitely be a PR to accompany the "news," wait for the PR.

As it turns out, the internal memo was (apparently) a hoax. Apple sent out a follow-up memo to its employees saying:

You may have received what appeared to be a Bullet*News from Apple. This communication is fake and did not come from Apple. Apple is on track to ship iPhone in late June and Mac OS X Leopard in October.

According to Apple, both the iPhone and Leopard are still on track to ship as previously expected. Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.

Jacqui Cheng
Jacqui is an Editor at Large at Ars Technica, where she has spent the last eight years writing about Apple culture, gadgets, social networking, privacy, and more. Emailjacqui@arstechnica.com//Twitter@eJacqui